The Roles Of Human Rights And Public Complaint Commission: A Study Of Child Abuse In Nigeria

ABSTRACT The study examined the role of Human Rights institutions in the country in addressing the problem of child abuse. The objective of this study is causes, types and effects of child abuse on the child, the family and the nation.  The work is meant to draw closer attention on this increasing scourge and access measures of addressing to preserve the fundamental human rights of the child as entrenched under the Nigeria Child Right Act.  In the study, the researcher defined what child abuse is; the various forms of child abuse, and also identified some of the causes and consequenc…